Pérenchies

Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 2°58′23″E / 50.6686°N 2.9731°E / 50.6686; 2.9731
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Pérenchies
The town hall in Pérenchies
The town hall in Pérenchies
Coat of arms of Pérenchies
Location of Pérenchies
Map
Pérenchies is located in France
Pérenchies
Pérenchies
Pérenchies is located in Hauts-de-France
Pérenchies
Pérenchies
Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 2°58′23″E / 50.6686°N 2.9731°E / 50.6686; 2.9731
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonArmentières
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Karim Louzani[1]
Area
1
3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,519
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59457 /59840
Elevation19–38 m (62–125 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pérenchies (French pronunciation: [peʁɑ̃ʃi]; Dutch: Perensijs) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,570—    
1975 6,858+3.02%
1982 6,926+0.14%
1990 7,186+0.46%
1999 7,639+0.68%
2007 7,801+0.26%
2012 8,289+1.22%
2017 8,424+0.32%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Pérenchies
Arms of Pérenchies
The arms of Pérenchies are blazoned :
Vert, an inescutcheon argent, overall a bend compony gules and argent.



People from Pérenchies[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Yvonne Abbas, grande voix de la Résistance, s'est éteinte hier soir". La Voix du Nord (in French). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2018.